The perfect false cognate!

Question

In English Mensa is a group for people with very high IQ scores. In Spanish, at least in Mexico, menso(a) means silly or stupid. I just thought I would share this with everyone.

En inglés Mensa es un grupo por las personas muy inteligente. En español, al menos en México, menso(a) tiene la significa de tonto o estúpido. Solo pienso compartir eso con todos.

how funny! I'd never thought about that :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Ha, very interesting! - rac1, Jul 15, 2013

The word mensa has a triple meaning in Latin of “mind, table, month,” which - ian-hill, Jul 15, 2013

which indicates a monthly meeting of minds around a table. - ian-hill, Jul 15, 2013

Hahaha...that is so funny! I'll remember that :) - PumpkinCalabaza, Jul 15, 2013

Answer 1

I give you the Mitshubishi Pajero Sport ... An even more notable, lovely sounding name.

I fear the site will not allow a translation, yet Mitsubishy loved it and produced hundreds of thousands of these pajero sportscars.. .

Thanks Annie. - gringojrf, Jul 15, 2013

oh yeah that is a doozy! the poor unsuspecting public that went around merrily announcing that they had one of these, ayayay! - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 15, 2013

Gring, don't get one, there are Ferraris and things.. - annierats, Jul 15, 2013

Jajajaja la sacaste del estadio - diagonx, Jul 15, 2013

Me has hecho recordar algo =) - diagonx, Jul 15, 2013

Maybe Mitsubishi thought there car was a "goer" :) - ian-hill, Jul 15, 2013

Someone was pulling my leg...they told me it meant 'straw dealer'. - 0095ca4c, Jul 15, 2013

Answer 2

A Japonese computer monitor company called Kaga - changed their name when they started selling in Spain.

Answer 3

Another good one I remember reading about was the car called a "Nova"...it didn't do too well in Latin America and Spain, for some reason...